Thursday, September 18, 2014

“Light From Essence” p: 72(8)

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel 


23 Elul, 5774

Page 72(8)

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We are in the middle of the deep question – how does light come from essence?!

We have been developing this question for some time.  We looked at the soul, which is the essence of life and saw that it gives off life… so for there to be light that reflects the essence, the essence must have some kind of inherent message and then the message is disseminated…

But the essence of Godliness is beyond definitive content or being a defined entity…!  So how does light come from essence?!

The fact that essence gives light is due to His will to give light.  Not that essence per se is compelled to give off light and revelation.  It is only due to His will. 


We are looking for the principle of tzalmenu – ‘our own form’.  Light is also a form – reflective of the source/essence… but there is nothing to reflect in essence, and yet the light is called – ‘in our form’…

What does it mean, ‘He is listening to your prayer’?  or ‘He is present with you’?   We say there is light, but it comes by His will.


We stand on two feet not due to musculature and balance, but due to the human spirit, which is reflected in this stance.  That spirit is reflective of the King in the world.  Without this all of creation is crawling on all fours – dependent on the earth and oriented to darkness. 

The world reflects a Godly will.   The wonder of soul in body.  This makes man a soul presence, despite his bodily element…

This wonder is not due to an engineering feat.  It is due to the will and presence of Godliness…!  Standing on two feet makes no sense.  There is not physical explanation to it. 

This is to say that there is light from essence due to his will!


The body has a labyrinth of vessels – the digestive tract and the circulatory system, and engineering feat, but the vitality is the spirit in the body and it is reflected in the light of sechel/mind.

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